It’s finally complete the cast for Netflix second season of Medici: Masters of Florence. The last acquisition is British talent Bradley James (Merlin’s King Arthur, Damien, iZombie) who will join Nicholas Meyer and Frank Spotnitz-created Italian period drama as Giuliano de Medici, Lorenzo the Magnificent (Londoner Daniel Sharman, The Originals, Teen Wolf)’s brother. The international…

François Cluzet is the unemployed Monsieur Duval in the last thriller SCRIBE by Thomas Kruithof. When is offered to him a job as phone calls transcriber from a very vague firm, he accepts without realizing that his methodical life is going to change pretty soon throwing him in a reality made of political games, lies…

Fourth Art Movie by Sky, Raphael – The Lord of the Arts is the first movie about Raffaello Sanzio. Through docu-film not only about his art but also about his childhood, the impact on his art of his mother death and the love of his life, the daughter of a baker better known as La Fornarina. But…

This morning, May 9th, Laurent Puons, CEO of the 57th Monte-Carlo Television Festival announced that this year, the prestigious Crystal Nymph Award will be awarded to the acclaimed British actress Dame Helen Mirren, winner of Academy, Emmy and Tony Awards.The Crystal Nymph Award, which recognizes a “stellar body of work by a major international actor or actress” will be presented by H.S.H Prince Albert II,…

Samuel is 16 and has a passion for skateboarding. He has big dreams: going to university, move to California, and travel, but things change when he meets Alice, who could be the girl of his life. Director: Andrea Molaioli Screenplay: Francesco Bruni, based on Nick Hornby novel Cast: Ludovico Tersigni, Barbara Ramella, Jasmine Trinca, Luca Marinelli, Fiorenza Tessari,…

Set in the almost Dickensian confines of a modern Pawnbrokers, Le Ultime Cose depicts the lives of several different characters who are all variously forced by personal circumstances and lack of any public help into pawnbrokers to part with precious things. Also as a clever contrast it plots the initiation of an enthusiastic, honest and…

A tender love story intertwines with the allied conquer of Sicily during WWII, where the US Army had to find partners in the local society. A love story set in July ’43 when Allied forces landed in Sicily. Arturo loves Flora, daughter of a restaurant owner, but she has been promised in marriage to a…

The 57th edition of the Monte-Carlo Television Festival will take place this year from 16 to 20 June. The nominations were announced today and next to a huge number of British works, in primis BBC acclaimed series Victoria starring Jenna Coleman, Tom Hughes, David Oakes and Rufus Sewell (read here our review). Among the others…

A G8 meeting is being held at a luxury hotel on the German coast. The world’s most powerful economists are gathered to enact important provisions that will deeply influence the world economy. One of the guests is a mysterious Italian monk, invited by Daniel Rochè, the director of the International Monetary Fund. He wants the…

Few years ago, in a pub in Covent Garden I met a young Italian-American boy during the football match Juventus – Naples. I asked him why he was supporting Naples being American and he said, almost with shame, that his grandfather was a Neapolitan; but that he always told him not to tell anyone or…

The day after the successful screening at Shortwave Cinema in London, My Brother’s Voice (La voce di mio fratello) by 30 year -old Italian director Andrea Bersani wins at the UK FILM FESTIVAL. After a marvellous opening night on Tuesday, November 22nd at BFI Stephens Street and the screening of three short-movie, from Wednesday, November…

Sweet Dreams is the first movie directed by Marco Bellocchio not based on a director’s script. This is the real story of Italian journalist Massimo Gramellini and it’s adapted from Gramellini’s 2012 novel Sweet Dreams, Little One. On screen outstanding actor Valerio Mastandrea is Massimo, while another great Italian actor, Guido Caprino ( Medici: Masters…